Devotions and noticed that he had
Drawn a star beside a verse, one
That must have been important to him:
"But the godly will flourish like
Palm trees...Even in old age they
Still produce fruit. They will remain
Vital and green." *
Jack lived out this verse.
He did thrive as he aged, bearing
Lots of fruit through his teaching,
Exhorting,
Encouraging,
Soldiering on until his once bright
Mind finally betrayed him.
Jack was 87 when he died, but he didn't
Seem old to me.
I wanted him to reach my dad's age who
Lived to be 96.
I wonder when Jack starred the verse.
He didn't write a date beside it.
Was he still in his prime?
And I wonder whether God's definition of
Old age is the same as mine.
* Psalm 92:12-14